The Buffalo Sabres lost 4-3 in overtime to the Boston Bruins on Wednesday at KeyBank Center, with Pavel Zacha ending it 38 seconds into the 3-on-3 period. Though they mounted their second straight third-period comeback to collect another point in the standings,

Paval Zacha scored 38 seconds into overtime, David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and the Boston Bruins rallied to a 4-3 win over the Atlantic Division-leading Buffalo Sabres.

The Buffalo Sabres fell 4-3 in overtime to the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night at KeyBank Center, surrendering a late lead after a strong push in the third period. Buffalo (44-20-8) trailed 2-1 entering the final frame before scoring twice in a 33-second span to take a 3-2 advantage.

If the NHL playoffs began Wednesday night, the Sabres and Bruins would have faced off at KeyBank Center to open their first-round series. Boston instead beat Buffalo for the

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson and Jason Zucker scored less than two minutes apart in the second period and the Buffalo Sabres held on to win their sixth game in a row, 3-2 over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.

Pavel Zacha’s goal on the opening shift of the three-on-three OT gave the Bruins’ a 4-3 win over the first-place Sabres on Wednesday in Buffalo. The win allowed the Bruins to gain a little ground in the wild card race with 10 games to go. Boston hosts Minnesota on Saturday at 5 p.m.

Jack Quinn capped his three-goal outing with an empty-netter, and the Buffalo Sabres won their eighth straight by beating the San Jose Sharks 6-3. Jason

At what may have been the most important juncture of their season, the Bruins showed they can take a punch — a haymaker, actually — and get off the mat to win a crucial game on Wednesday. Coming of a deflating,